USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski, Crystal Dunn dismiss concerns about veteran’s position change

U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski and veteran player Crystal Dunn dismissed concerns around Dunn’s recent comments about being used in a different position with the national team than with her NWSL teams Saturday amid the SheBelieves Cup. Here’s what you need to know:

• Dunn, who currently plays as an outside back for the USWNT and as an attacking midfielder in the NWSL, said in an interview with GQ conducted last November and published Friday: “I step into camp, and I feel like I lose a part of myself. I no longer get to be Crystal who scores goals, assists, is this attacking player. I step into an environment where I have to be world-class in a position that I don’t think is my best position. But I’ve owned it. I’ve made it my own, and I’ve tried to create it in my most authentic way.”
• On Saturday, Andonovski told media he had not recently discussed Dunn’s position with her, but if she wanted to try and earn a spot in the midfield, she would be considered by the coaching staff. “As a left back she is world-class and probably one of the best left backs in the world. As a midfielder she has a pretty stiff competition in that position. So everybody has a choice. And then we make the decisions,” he said.
• Dunn reinforced Saturday that she…